Showing posts with label Big West Conference Tournament. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Big West Conference Tournament. Show all posts

Tuesday, March 16, 2010

Gauchos draw the 15 seed in the Midwest Regional

The UCSB Men's basketball team is the 15 seed in the Midwest Regional of the NCAA playoffs, and will face the second-seeded Ohio State Buckeyes in the first round. The Gauchos (20 - 9), Big West Conference regular season and tournament champions, are matched up against the fifth-ranked Buckeyes (27 - 7), Big 10 champions.

The game will be played Friday, March 19 at 6:35 pm PT in Milwaukee's Bradley Center.

http://ucsbgauchos.cstv.com/sports/m-baskbl/spec-rel/031410aab.html

Gauchos defeat 49ers to earn NCAA berth

The UCSB Men's basketball team defeated the Long Beach State 49ers to win the Big West Conference Tournament in Anaheim, and earned a berth into the NCAA playoffs. The Gauchos (20 - 9) were led by tournament Most Valuable Player Orlando Johnson's 20 points, followed by James Nunnally with 19, and Jaime Serna's eleven. Jaime Serna and Nunnally shared the team high in rebounds with six, while Johnson led the Gauchos with four assists.

The third-seeded 49ers (17 - 16) overcame a 35 - 30 first-half deficit to take a 53 - 52 lead in the second half, on the strength of balanced scoring from Casper Ware, TJ Robinson, Greg Plater, and Larry Anderson who scored 19, 15, 14, and 11 points, respectively. Robinson led the 49ers with eight rebounds and Plater dished out five assists. However, the 49ers could not hold the lead, as Nunnally hit a key 3-pointer to up the Gaucho lead to 53 - 49 with 1:43 left. Johnson, Powell and Nunnally all hit key free throws to clinch the game and the Big West Tournament championship.

The Gauchos earn the automatic bid into the NCAA playoffs as the Big West Conference representative.

Box Score

Gauchos defeat UCD 76 - 62 to advance to Big West Finals

The UCSB Men's basketball team defeated the UCD Aggies 76 - 62 to advance to the finals of the Big West Conference Tournament at the Anaheim Convention Center. Fifth-year senior James Powell led the Gaucho (19 - 9) attack with 22 points, including six free throws in the final 1:09 to clinch the victory for UCSB. James Nunnally scored 17 points while Orlando Johnson chipped in 14 points. Nunnally had game highs of nine rebounds and five assists, while Greg Somogyi pulled down seven defensive rebounds and blocked three shots. Will Brew had three steals for the top-seeded Gauchos.

Dominic Calegari led the Aggies (14 - 18) with 20 points, followed by Joe Harden's 18 and freshman Julian Welch's 17. Todd Lowenthal and Harden shared the team high in rebounds with seven.

The Gauchos built up a commanding 31 - 11 lead in the first half, powered by a suffocating defense which limited the fourth-seeded Aggies to 18.2% shooting from the field. Following a familiar pattern, UCSB's lead shrunk to five with 7:01 left in the game, before Powell nailed a 3-point shot from the right baseline with the shot clock about to expire. The Gauchos never looked back from that point on, as Powell continued his clutch free throw shooting to clinch the win.

The Gauchos continued their quest for the Big West Tournament championship with a game against the Long Beach State 49ers in the finals.

Box Score

Monday, March 15, 2010

Gauchos dance!

The UCSB Gauchos Men's basketball team defeated the Long Beach State 49ers to win the Big West Conference Tournament championship and secure an automatic berth in the NCAA playoffs.

Sunday, March 7, 2010

Big West Tournament seeds are set

The Big West Conference Tournament seeds are set.

http://www.bigwest.org/assets/sports/mbball/10_MBB_Bracket.pdf
35th Annual Big West Men’s Basketball Tournament
March 10-13, 2010 • Anaheim Convention Center Arena • Anaheim, Calif.


The Big West Conference Men’s and Women’s Basketball Tournament returns to the Anaheim Convention Center Arena for the 10th consecutive year. Eight of the nine teams advance to this season’s tournament at the Anaheim Convention Center, March 10-13. Wednesday’s first-round games will include only teams seeded Nos. 5 to 8. Winners on Wednesday will advance to play teams seeded Nos. 3 and 4 on Thursday. Thursday’s winners will meet teams seeded Nos. 1 and 2 in the semifinals on Friday. In each round, the highest seeded team playing that day will play the lowest remaining seeded team. The men’s and women’s tournament championship games will be on Saturday, March 13.

Saturday, March 6, 2010

Big West Basketball Tournament March 10 - 13


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AdqB_lSVqIw

The UCSB Men's basketball team plays in a Friday, March 12 semifinal game starting at 6:30 pm in the Anaheim Convention Center. The Gauchos are the #1 seed, and their opponent is yet to be determined.